Delcy Morelos installs monumental soil structure at the Barbican
The Barbican Centre recently unveiled Origo, a 24-meter-wide installation by Colombian artist Delcy Morelos at the Sculpture Court in London….
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K-Studio and Arup Unveil Expansion Plans for Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium
Architectural practice K-Studio and engineering firm Arup revealed plans to renovate and expand the Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium in Athens. The…
Crystal Bridges Museum Completes Major Campus Expansion
Safdie Architects has completed a 114,000-square-foot expansion of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, increasing the campus footprint by fifty percent. The project adds two galleries, a bridge café, and a learning hub, completing a figure-eight circulation loop through a forested site while maintaining material continuity with the original 2011 pavilions through steel roofing and regional glulam timber.
Young Projects Integrates Cut Out House into the Canadian Rocky Mountains
New York-based firm Young Projects completed Cut Out House, an irregularly shaped family vacation home nestled along the foothills of…
Oyler Wu Collaborative Selected to Design National Taiwan Museum of Comics
Oyler Wu Collaborative, in partnership with SU mao ping Architecture Studio and JN Architects, won the international competition to design…
The Wattle Building expands paediatric healthcare capacity in Westmead
Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) recently completed the Wattle Building at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, marking a major expansion of…
ZHA Venice Studio Proposes New Civic Gateway at Piazzale Roma
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) directors Michele Pasca di Magliano and Clemens Lindner will lead the upcoming ZHA Studio at Venice…
Falun Red Envelopes Prostir Business Hub in Western Ukraine
Aranchii Architects recently completed the Prostir Business Hub in the village of Zymna Voda near Lviv. This 12,000-square-meter logistics hub…
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 Opens with Sculptural Marketplace and Organic Circulation
Frankfurt Airport officially opened its new Terminal 3 in April, marking the completion of a decade-long construction phase. The expansion…
Snøhetta Initiates Architectural Dialogues Across Asia to Explore Societal Impact
Snøhetta launches a series of high-level architectural events across Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul this June to examine how design shapes…
Valente Building: Stacked Volumetrics and Multi-Level Office Programming in São Paulo
Local studio FGMF Arquitetos has completed the Valente building, a 21-story mixed-use tower in the Pinheiros district of São Paulo….
Macquarie University Completes Engineering Innovation Building with Geometric Facade
The Engineering Innovation Building at Macquarie University in Sydney serves as an adaptive reuse and expansion of the university’s science…
Gehry Partners and WHY Architecture Selected for Getty Center Visitor Sequence Upgrades
Gehry Partners, WHY Architecture, and landscape firm Olin have been announced as the project leads for a series of renovations…
Inflatable Cave Architecture Transforms Paris Pont Neuf Bridge
The Pont Neuf inflatable cave transforms a historic Paris bridge into an artificial limestone landscape. The temporary installation stretches across…
Shanghai Tubular Glass Art Gallery Redefines Cultural Urban Planning
Designers completed the Jia Art gallery in Shanghai recently. This cultural hub anchors the massive Changfeng development zone. The structure…
Weathering Steel and Pigmented Concrete Shape a New Wing for Arizona’s Cocopah Museum
A new 1,200-square-foot gallery extension to the Cocopah Museum near Yuma, Arizona, designed pro bono by EYRC Architects, uses weathering steel, pigmented cast concrete, and woven willow ceilings to honor Indigenous Cocopah traditions. Shaped through community consultation at every stage, the project demonstrates how culturally grounded architecture can serve heritage preservation within tight budget and climate constraints.
Dubai MODA: Digital Art Museum Redefines DIFC Cultural Landscape
Dubai unveiled the region’s first Museum of Digital Art (MODA) within the DIFC Zabeel District. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed announced…
Abu Dhabi Sphere: $1.7 Billion Yas Island Landmark Approved
Abu Dhabi approved a $1.7 billion spherical venue for Yas Island. Therefore, the UAE will host the first global expansion…
New York City Opens Public Vote for Billie Holiday Monument in Queens
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is leading a public vote to select a permanent architecture and art…
New Buffalo Cruise Terminal Revitalizes Great Lakes Transportation Network
The Buffalo Outer Harbor Cruise Ship Terminal will transform a vacant waterfront parcel in New York. The project creates vital…
Anantara Miami Resort & Residences Introduces Mixed-Use Luxury Tower to Edgewater
Anantara Hotels & Resorts will open its first U.S. property in Miami’s Edgewater district. The 50-story waterfront tower combines hotel…
